Amos 4:7 — compare English translations
Compare translationsAmos 4:7 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וְגַ֣ם
gam
H1571
also
אָנֹכִי֩
ʼânôkîy
H595
I
מָנַ֨עְתִּי
mânaʻ
H4513
to withhold
מִכֶּ֜ם
min
H4480
from
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הַגֶּ֗שֶׁם
geshem
H1653
rain
בְּע֨וֹד
ʻôwd
H5750
still
שְׁלֹשָׁ֤ה
shâlôwsh
H7969
three
חֳדָשִׁים֙
chôdesh
H2320
month
לַקָּצִ֔יר
qâtsîyr
H7105
harvest
וְהִמְטַרְתִּי֙
mâṭar
H4305
to rain
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
עִ֣יר
ʻîyr
H5892
city
אֶחָ֔ת
ʼechâd
H259
one
וְעַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
עִ֥יר
ʻîyr
H5892
city
אַחַ֖ת
ʼechâd
H259
one
לֹ֣א
lôʼ
H3808
not
אַמְטִ֑יר
mâṭar
H4305
to rain
חֶלְקָ֤ה
chelqâh
H2513
smoothness
אַחַת֙
ʼechâd
H259
one
תִּמָּטֵ֔ר
mâṭar
H4305
to rain
וְחֶלְקָ֛ה
chelqâh
H2513
smoothness
אֲשֶֽׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
לֹֽא
lôʼ
H3808
not
תַמְטִ֥יר
mâṭar
H4305
to rain
עָלֶ֖יהָ
ʻal
H5921
upon
תִּיבָֽשׁ
yâbêsh
H3001
to dry up
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World English Bible Public Domain
"I also have withheld the rain from you, When there were yet three months to the harvest; And I caused it to rain on one city, And caused it not to rain on another city. One place was rained on, And the piece where it didn't rain withered.
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King James Version Public Domain
And also I have withholden the rain from you, when there were yet three months to the harvest: and I caused it to rain upon one city, and caused it not to rain upon another city: one piece was rained upon, and the piece whereupon it rained not withered.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
I also withheld rain from you when there were still three months to the harvest. I caused it to rain on one city, and caused it not to rain on another city. One piece of land was rained on, but the piece of land where he caused it not to rain on it dried up.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).